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Leveraging Big Data Analytics to Improve Military Recruiting

The authors identified current, desired, and prospective data-enabled practices that the U.S. Department of Defense and the services might be able to deploy in their outreach and recruiting processes.

Oct 22, 2019

Nelson Lim, Bruce R. Orvis, Kimberly Curry Hall
Journal Article

Journal Article

Urban Religious Congregations' Responses to Community Substance Use: An Exploratory Study of Four Cases

This paper explores the characteristics of congregation-based substance abuse disorder treatment programs in a diverse sample of urban religious congregations.

Oct 22, 2019

Benjamin E. Hidalgo, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, David E. Kanouse, Peter Mendel, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Clyde W. Oden
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Evaluating Future Trends in Support of the Air Force Strategic Environment Assessment: Discussion and Results from a Structured Workshop

This report presents plausible futures based on nine trends in the categories of Geopolitical, Military & Warfare, and Human & Workforce to assist Air Force strategic planning in developing the Air Force Strategic Environment Assessment.

Oct 21, 2019

David T. Orletsky, Yuna Huh Wong, Brien Alkire, Steven Berner, David R. Frelinger, Forrest E. Morgan, Karl P. Mueller, Marek N. Posard, Richard Silberglitt, William Young
Research Brief

Research Brief

How Army Families Address Life's Challenges

A survey of more than 8,500 Army spouses examining their problem-solving processes found that the most common problems involved work-life balance, military practices and culture, and spouses' own well-being. Spouses most often wanted social support.

Oct 21, 2019

Thomas E. Trail, Carra S. Sims, Margaret Tankard
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Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Blood Delivery: A UAV Fleet Design Tool and Case Study

Unmanned aerial vehicles can perform an important medical role delivering critical blood. The authors search for an optimal UAV fleet design by examining payloads and cost models for two missions: logistical resupply and emergency delivery of blood.

Oct 18, 2019

Christopher K. Gilmore, Michael Chaykowsky, Brent Thomas
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Report

Effectiveness of Screened, Demand-Driven Job Training Programs for Disadvantaged Workers: An Evaluation of the New Orleans Career Pathway Training

The authors of this report examine the implementation and effectiveness of a New Orleans job training program that helped lower-skilled, unemployed, and underemployed individuals train for and find skilled jobs in particular industries.

Oct 17, 2019

Matthew D. Baird, John Engberg, Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Thomas Goughnour, Italo A. Gutierrez, Rita Karam
Journal Article

Journal Article

Church-based Interventions to Address Obesity Among African Americans and Latinos in the United States: A Systematic Review

The present systematic literature review of church-based interventions was conducted to assess their efficacy for addressing obesity across different racial/ethnic groups (eg, African Americans, Latinos).

Oct 17, 2019

Karen Rocío Flórez, Denise Diaz Payan, Kartika Palar, Malcolm V. Williams, Bozena Katic, Kathryn Pitkin Derose
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Religiously-Tailored, Multilevel Intervention in African American Churches to Increase HIV Testing: Rationale and Design of the Taking It to the Pews Cluster Randomized Trial

We describe the rationale and design of a 2-arm cluster randomized trial to test a religiously-tailored HIV testing intervention against a standard information arm on HIV testing rates among AA church members and community members they serve.

Oct 17, 2019

Jannette Berkley-Patton, Carole Bowe Thompson, Kathy Goggin, Delwyn Catley, Marcie Berman, Andrea Bradley-Ewing, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Ken Resnicow, Jenifer Allsworth, Stephen D. Simon
Journal Article

Journal Article

It's Still The Prices, Stupid: Why The US Spends So Much On Health Care, And A Tribute To Uwe Reinhardt

Prices are the primary reason why the U.S. spends more on health care than any other country.

Oct 17, 2019

Gerard F. Anderson, Peter S. Hussey, Varduhi Petrosyan
Research Brief

What Works for Job Training Programs for Disadvantaged Workers: The Case of New Orleans' Career Pathways Training Program

The authors of this brief examine the implementation and effectiveness of a New Orleans job training program that helped lower-skilled, unemployed, and underemployed individuals train for and find skilled jobs in particular industries.

Oct 17, 2019

Matthew D. Baird, John Engberg, Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Thomas Goughnour, Italo A. Gutierrez, Rita Karam
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Next-Generation Wargaming for the U.S. Marine Corps: Recommended Courses of Action

The authors evaluate wargaming tools as the U.S. Marine Corps invests in its next-generation wargaming concept. The authors describe wargaming processes, facilities, and skill sets and recommend courses of action.

Oct 16, 2019

Yuna Huh Wong, Sebastian Joon Bae, Elizabeth M. Bartels, Benjamin Smith
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Incorporating Resilience into Transportation Planning and Assessment

RAND researchers explore how to better incorporate principles of resilience into the decisionmaking process for long-term transportation planning.

Oct 16, 2019

Sarah Weilant, Aaron Strong, Benjamin M. Miller
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Report

Reflections on the Future of Warfare and Implications for Personnel Policies of the U.S. Department of Defense

This Perspective summarizes and synthesizes material from a workshop addressing how U.S. Department of Defense personnel policies may evolve to address future warfare environments, which are expected to be heavily influenced by advanced technologies.

Oct 16, 2019

John D. Winkler, Timothy Marler, Marek N. Posard, Raphael S. Cohen, Meagan L. Smith
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Putting Data to Work for Young People: A Ten-Step Guide for Expanded Learning Intermediaries

This ten-step plan should help expanded learning nonprofits address challenges related to data collection and management and therefore make after-school and summer programs better and more accessible for students.

Oct 15, 2019

Paul Youngmin Yoo, Anamarie A. Whitaker, Jennifer Sloan McCombs
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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2017–2018

This report documents the progress of participants in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program in 2017-2018. ChalleNGe is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16-18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school.

Oct 15, 2019

Louay Constant, Jennie W. Wenger, Linda Cottrell, Wing Yi Chan, Kathryn Edwards
Journal Article

Journal Article

With Small Power, Comes Great Responsibility: Lessons Learned from an Evaluation of Veteran and Military Mental Health Public Awareness Campaigns

This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of conducting a cost-benefit evaluation of federally-funded media campaigns encouraging mental health help-seeking among United States military personnel and veterans.

Oct 15, 2019

Joie D. Acosta, J. Scott Ashwood, Terry L. Schell, Jennifer L. Cerully
Journal Article

Journal Article

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Messaging Program Within a Church-Based Healthy Living Intervention for African Americans and Latinos

This study explores the feasibility of using text messaging to send healthy eating and active living messages to congregants from churches whose membership were predominantly AA or Latino that participated in an intervention to address obesity.

Oct 15, 2019

Margaret D. Whitley, Denise Diaz Payan, Karen Rocío Flórez, Malcolm V. Williams, Eunice C. Wong, Cheryl Branch, Kathryn Pitkin Derose
Journal Article

Journal Article

"It Was as Though My Spirit Left, Like They Killed Me": The Disruptive Impact of an HIV-Positive Diagnosis Among Women in the Dominican Republic

A qualitative approach was used to explore the impact of an HIV diagnosis on women in the Dominican Republic and coping strategies after diagnosis. We conducted in-depth, semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of women living with HIV.

Oct 15, 2019

Denise Diaz Payan, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Maria Altagracia Fulcar, Hugo Farias, Kartika Palar
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National Trends in Food Insecurity and Congregation-Based Food Provision Between 1998 and 2012

The objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which congregation-based food provision fluctuated with national food insecurity prevalence for the overall population, and for subgroups vulnerable to this condition.

Oct 15, 2019

Karen Rocío Flórez, Brad Fulton, Kathryn Pitkin Derose
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Right-Sizing Marine Corps Intermediate Supply Units: A Staffing Model and Proposed Process Improvements

The authors present a methodology to determine optimal personnel capacity for Marine Corps intermediate-level supply accounts and other measures to help these accounts work more effectively and efficiently to meet supported units' needs.

Oct 14, 2019

Joslyn Fleming, Ellen M. Pint, Jessica Duke, Simon Veronneau, Austin Lewis, Jordan R. Reimer

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